Reviews for Bose Companion® 20 Multimedia Speaker System

I originally had logitech z-2300 speakers that broke so decided to venture and buy new speakers. I thought the logitech speakers sub woofer was way over active and kind of annoying. So I bought these, and I got to admit, they don't have a sub woofer but they pump out sounds EXTREMELY nice & clean. The base will surprise you and you will definitely hear it!! And it's not over active or late and sounds very very nice. The speakers handle loud volumes very clearly with no breakage of sound, at all.

HOWEVER, these do not include a sub woofer so if you are looking for 15" woofer sounds, these speakers aren't it. But I will definitely keep as a replacement for my THX z-2300 speakers because of the right amount of bass, treble and very clear mid-tones.

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I have $10,000 tower speakers at home and also a profession pianist. I know what good sound is.

These speakers are awesome. If it put them in a bedroom even small living room you will get better sound that most hd tvs. The sound is very loud and rich. Bass is great and hgh notes have great clarity.

These speakers also look good. There silver finishing looks great with my MacBook Pro.

Don't listen to these speakers in a really big apple store. They are not designed for thousands of square foot cubes like the one on broadway in new York. I love apple stores but they not really for selling speakers. Instead go to a Bose store. Some even have soundproof rooms for you to listen. So go to one and listen for yourself.

Hope this helped!!!!

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I'm a student and computer programmer who loves this set of speakers. I always have music playing from Progressive House and EDM to Classic Rock. I haven't found something that sounds bad on these speakers yet. They are well worth the money.

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I finally bought the Bose Companion 20's after about a year of listening to them in store displays. They sounded the best to me. When I plugged them into my MacBook Pro I was disappointed. They did not sound any better than the old $50 Logitech speakers I was replacing. They did not sound anything like they did in the store displays. I was going to return them but I happened to play them in a different location and everything changed for the better. Originally I had them about a foot from the wall. They failed to impress and sounded cheap and tinny. Moving them away from the wall uncorked them. Placing them about 4" on either side of my MacBook's 15" screen on a desk without a wall in front or behind it delivered great sound. If you close your eyes and roll around in the desk chair, you can find focused sweet spots where the sound seems to surround you as if you were in a room among the band members and individual instruments. I do not know how they make a sound appear to come from behind you or to your side when they are physically located in front of you, but they can do this if positioned correctly. If you like music with pounding bass you can feel, these are not for you. If you want an alternative to headphones, and clear sound with depth, these are a good choice.

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Without a subwoofer, I worried that these wouldn't pack sufficient bass. For listening to music, they're more than adequate. The bass is a bit muddy, but still good and can be cleaned up a bit with equalization as befits your location.

There's too many cables, but once installed, these speakers look good and have an excellent heavy volume knob that's easy to use and feels good. Power is on and off with a single touch, and no RF interference.

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Man, for their size these are the bomb. They-re SO powerful. The sound is clear and good. Especially, bass

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Bose's latest desktop speakers are a great addition to my home office. I have a large digital music collection and enjoy listening while I work or game. These speakers sound great at any volume level. When my favorite Floyd tracks come up and I crank the volume, bass, et al sounds great. The convienance of rhe volume control, on/off, and it's auto off capability are added bonuses. You can't go wrong with these speakers ... A bargin at twice the price given the superb sound quality they are putting out.

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If you buy external speakers, you probably care about quality as well as quantity. With portable music devices so prevalent, young-uns might find it odd to know that back in the day of vinyl, quality speakers were just as important as tuners, turntables, and jungle juice. OK, maybe not so much with the jungle juice.

Back then, music piracy wasn't even heard of by the general public. You played the stuff you actually bought. So the quality was better than the average quality now. See, we just wouldn't tolerate lousy speakers. But we do now -- they are rampant.

You might care about sound if you find yourself always walking over to the speakers in the Apple store, Best Buy, wherever. If you're like me, you'll buy some, think they're OK, until you hear something better. You were seduced by the small footprint and cool appearance. Aren't you tired of that?

Just buy these Bose, okay? I've had other speakers, but because of the tremendous experience I've had with the portable Bose system (about $500 and worth every penny -- unbelievable LOUD sound outdoors at the pool, beach, parties -- just fantastic) I decided to go with these.

Good decision. Worth the money. Bose knows how to do it right. And heed the guy with the $10K towers -- don't listen to these in a big box store. They're for a personal room, not a concert hall.

Excuse me now while I listen to "Hey Nineteen," by Steely Dan. Ah, sounds excellent on my new Bose speakers. "Way back when, in '67 ..." When music sounded better, and we were all young ...

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When i thought of buying iMac,i thought of buying computer speakers but there were lot around especially with B & W,B & O and BOSE.Finally when i bought the mac it came along with BOSE Companion 20.The sound was room filled with clear and rich bass.It gives me real Hi-Fi experience from this twin. I am IMPRESSED.

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